You are riding in E4690, built in Derby as a 64 seat Tourist Second class Open coach. It served
British Rail on the North Eastern Region and was eventually withdrawn from service as surplus
to requirements at York in 1982. It was purchased for preservation on the
S.V.R. arriving on
the 21st June that year and went straight away into service needing only a sweep out.
It was repainted into 1950's Carmine and Cream livery later and in the early 1990's again
this timewith window repairs and welding work. 4690 was sponsored by a member, Charles Jackson,
who later emigrated and sold the coach to the Wolverhampton Branch of the S.V.R. Association
whose speciality in raising funds for diability access works projects on the railway. 4690 was
parially dismantled before work faltered at Bewdley. Resolution came with the donation
of a half share in 4690 to the newley formed
SVR Rolling Stock Trust Co a registered charity
(no. 1092723). The Trust organised the overhaul of 4690's body, conversion work at the lavatory end
to allow double access doors and jointly funded with the SVR(A) Wolverhampton Branch the
total refurbishment to service of this essential vehicle. Completed in June 2008 at Kidderminster
4690 is the third wheelchair access and Disabled lavatory vehicle on the S.V.R. The alterations
were done in such a way that much of the 1957 original material has been reused. “British Railways”
built it in 1957 - they just put the pieces in the wrong place!, says the designer. 4690 now runs
in 1958 -style B.R. Maroon, a livery it would have received at its first general overhaul circa 1961-2. Overhaul and conversion in 2007-8 cost £45,000, and was planned five years before the introduction of the
Disability Discrimination Act.
4690 has room for 4 - 5 wheelchairs, a larger conversion also
funded by the SVR(A) Wolverhampton Branch 17 years earlier is capable of taking 16 - 20 by prior booking.

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4690 is the third wheelchair access and Disabled lavatory vehicle on the S.V.R. The alterations
were done in such a way that much of the 1957 original material has been reused. “British Railways”
built it in 1957 - they just put the pieces in the wrong place!, says the designer. 4690 now runs
in 1958 -style B.R. Maroon, a livery it would have received at its first general overhaul circa 1961-2. Overhaul and conversion in 2007-8 cost £45,000, and was planned five years before the introduction of the
Disability Discrimination Act.
4690 has room for 4 - 5 wheelchairs, a larger conversion also
funded by the SVR(A) Wolverhampton Branch 17 years earlier is capable of taking 16 - 20 by prior booking.

iations were built, obviously 1st. and 2nd.
Class; side corridor and open coaches and even catering and sleeping cars. The
idea was to combine the best features of four pre-nationalisation companies and build
a vehicle able to travel widely on a railway system with its many space restrictions.

All ‘standard’ passenger stock includes a very strong underframe (chassis) with heavy
steel upright pillars at each end. The body is formed of steel sections, with plate
used for the outer skin and either plywood panels or patent finishes within. A strong
automatic coupler, combined with the corridor connection holds the train
together, and was a great improvement on the flexible gangways used by two of
the earlier ‘big four’. Electric tungsten lighting was at first universal, the power provided
by a bulbous dynamo slung between the bogies and belt driven from an inner axle.
Toilets were provided in many of the coaches featuringthe new material, Formica to give a modern image.

The original bogie was a weak point, having been derived from a previous design.
Excellent riding qualities when new soon became much less obvious at high speed.
Many variations were tried
and at last, either the British B4 or US inspired ‘Commonwealth’
bogie gave a smoother
ride. Brakes operated by a vacuum created by the locomotive were at first the standard,
but surviving stock on the main line is now often stopped by compressed air. Vertical
cylinders seen between the bogies, operate the brakes on each wheel through a series
of rods and cranks. Heating was at first by steam from the engine, but electric power
from the same source became usual after the 1955 modernisation programme. Mk. 1. day
coaches weigh between 32 and 37 tons, depending on their internal layout and type of bogie used.

You are riding in E4690, built in Derby as a 64 seat Tourist Second class Open coach. It served
British Rail on the North Eastern Region and was eventually withdrawn from service as surplus
to requirements at York in 1982. It was purchased for preservation on the
S.V.R. arriving on
the 21st June that year and went straight away into service needing only a sweep out.
It was repainted into 1950's Carmine and Cream livery later and in the early 1990's again
this timewith window repairs and welding work. 4690 was sponsored by a member, Charles Jackson,
who later emigrated and sold the coach to the Wolverhampton Branch of the S.V.R. Association
whose speciality in raising funds for diability access works projects on the railway. 4690 was
parially dismantled before work faltered at Bewdley. Resolution came with the donation
of a half share in 4690 to the newley formed
SVR Rolling Stock Trust Co a registered charity
(no. 1092723). The Trust organised the overhaul of 4690's body, conversion work at the lavatory end
to allow double access doors and jointly funded with the SVR(A) Wolverhampton Branch the
total refurbishment to service of this essential vehicle. Completed in June 2008 at Kidderminster
4690 is the third wheelchair access and Disabled lavatory vehicle on the S.V.R. The alterations
were done in such a way that much of the 1957 original material has been reused. “British Railways”
built it in 1957 - they just put the pieces in the wrong place!, says the designer. 4690 now runs
in 1958 -style B.R. Maroon, a livery it would have received at its first general overhaul circa 1961-2. Overhaul and conversion in 2007-8 cost £45,000, and was planned five years before the introduction of the
Disability Discrimination Act.
4690 has room for 4 - 5 wheelchairs, a larger conversion also
funded by the SVR(A) Wolverhampton Branch 17 years earlier is capable of taking 16 - 20 by prior booking.